Show From rom the Files of The Times-Independent Times Turning Back the Pages i I I I I I I I j I I I I t r 20 Years Ago From The Times Independent files lies of Aug 22 1935 Another range development develop develop- ment camp may be located In InGrand InGrand Grand county it has been arranged ed d by the advisory board of grazing graz graz- ing ng district No 6 Enough needed range ange projects have been submitted submitted sub sub- sub sub-I by stockmen to justify an additional camp and approval has hasl been een obtained from Washington Construction of the camp buildings at the Dalton Wells 14 miles west of Moab is progressing steadily according to Capt Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward S. S commander of ofle the le camp The mess hall is the largest argest of 15 buildings to be con con- In addition to the buildings buildings build build- ings considerable work will be bedone bedone done one on the Dalton well which will supply water to the camp It will be deepened and cemented and a storage tank will wm be install- install ed d. d Because of the falling off of the number umber of upper grade pupils at Thompson the board of education has las abandoned for this year the plan Ian to operate a bus to serve the pupils of the northern part of the county The bid for transportation tion on of pupils from upper Moab valley alley was also rejected The board card decided to operate its own school chool bus on this route A number numer num- num ber er of residents from the lower valley alley and Castleton on met with th tin the b board ard and made application for a al school at Castleton After st it t was decided there would no noe not be e sufficient pupils for a school schoot at t Castleton and the bid was re reo re- re The first flood o of any size to toome come ome down Mill creek in nearly two wo years was experienced Thursday Thursay Thursday Thurs Thurs- day ay night the result of a cloud cloud- bust that struck across the head of f Moab valley and Wilson mesa Damage was light C. C C. C Stewart and Judge M. M F. F Moran owners of the Dollar bar a placer property about 20 miles below elow Moab on the Colorado aver iver ver are arc installing heavier placer equipment with a view to increasIng increasing Ing ng the tonnage of gravel handled 30 Years Ago From The Times Independent tiles files les of Aug 20 1925 The grand jury in Carbon county coun coun- ty r which has been Investigating the le lynching in Price June Jue 18 ol ot Robert Marshall a negro has failed fail fail- ed d to return any indictments The report was made to Judge ChrIstensen Christensen ChrIs ChrIs- ensen and then the jury was dis dis- dis- dis missed District Attorney F. F W. W Keller CeKer said the action of the grand jury would not effect his tion lion of the first degree murder charges filed against 10 or 12 Carbon Carbon Carbon Car Car- bon county citizens as a 8 result of the lynching The P. P C. C Borreson home occupied oc oc- oc by Mr and Mrs Irvine Borreson was destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon The fire was WIlS discovered by Milton Johnson a neighbor while Mr and Mrs Irvine Borreson were eating din din- ner r about 3 p. p m. m By Dy the time a 0 crowd of men had congregated a athe athe at atthe at t the home about a mile west o f town it was too late to save th the e house but it was kept fro from m L I spreading to other nearby strut 1 tures turns The cause was blamed o on oni n I defective electric wiring in th the e attic Mr and Mrs P. P C. C Borreson n were visiting in Hiawatha at th the e I time Prof A. A A. A Kerr of the archaeological archaeological archaeological logical department of the University ity of or Moab was in Moab Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day on his way to Bluff where he will wUl receive the famed Frank Hyde collection of Indian relics which recently were secured by bythe bythe bythe the state for display in the state museum While in Moab Kerr was presented with a number of rare relics which A. A T. T Taylor and his son had found in canyon southwest of Moab These will also be placed in inthe the state museum Cattle buyers were in town this week contracting with local cat cattlemen cat cat- for the purchase of of local cattle for out of state I markets The price made by the I cattlemen were 35 per head with 4 calves thrown in Th The sale will include all the herds of Grand county and perhaps 1000 head l J from Monticello 1 |